Hull Collegiate School commonly known in the area as Collegiate or Tranby Croft is an independent school for boys and girls aged 2.8 (pupils start at the beginning of the term in which they turn 3) to 18.It was established, with the merger of Hull Grammar School

Hull Grammar School

Hull Grammar School was an independent secondary school in Hull, England, founded in 1486 by Dr. John Alcock. The school merged with Hull High School to form Hull Collegiate School in 2005.- History :The seventeenth oldest independent school in the U.K...

 and Hull High School

Hull High School

Hull High School is a public high school located in Hull, Massachusetts. It is located at 180 Main Street at the very edge of town adjacent to the Hull Gut, overlooking Boston Harbor and the Boston skyline. Hull has an approximate enrollment of 419 students in grades 9-12...

, in September 2005.

It is located in Anlaby

Anlaby

Anlaby is a village located just west of Kingston upon Hull, and is in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is bordered by Anlaby Common , Willerby, Kirk Ella and Hessle. It lies to the east of the B1232 road and on the B1231 road...

, near Hull

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

, in the East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England

England

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Overview

Hull Collegiate School is one out of two private schools in Hull and has approximately 800 pupils between the ages of 3 and 18 at a cost of about £3,147 per term.

History

Hull Collegiate School has been established as the result of a merger between two of Hull’s independent schools, Hull High School

Hull High School

Hull High School is a public high school located in Hull, Massachusetts. It is located at 180 Main Street at the very edge of town adjacent to the Hull Gut, overlooking Boston Harbor and the Boston skyline. Hull has an approximate enrollment of 419 students in grades 9-12...

 and Hull Grammar School

Hull Grammar School

Hull Grammar School was an independent secondary school in Hull, England, founded in 1486 by Dr. John Alcock. The school merged with Hull High School to form Hull Collegiate School in 2005.- History :The seventeenth oldest independent school in the U.K...

. Situated four miles to the west of Hull

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

 and one mile north east of the Humber Bridge

Humber Bridge

The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, England, is a 2,220 m single-span suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. It is the fifth-largest of its type in the world...

, the school is based at Tranby Croft

Tranby Croft

Tranby Croft is a large country house and estate at Anlaby, near Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The mansion is now a co-educational, independent day school, Hull Collegiate School.Tranby Croft is a Grade II listed building....

, a Victorian mansion with over five hectares of landscaped grounds, a small wood and an astorturf pitch

The Preparatory School is housed in a purpose-built facility on the same site and was opened in 2004, the purpose-built senior building was opened in 2005, completing the multi-million pound investment by parent company United Church Schools Trust

United Church Schools Trust

The United Church Schools Trust is a large education charity in the United Kingdom which owns and operates a group of 11 independent schools.-History:...

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School terms

There are three annual school terms:

• The Michaelmas Term, from early September to mid December (commonly known as Christmas
  Christmas
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   term.)
• The Lent Term, from mid January to late March (commonly known as Easter
  Easter
  Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
  
   term.)
• The Trinity Term, from late April to early July (commonly known as Summer
  Summer
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  term.)